Sweat-pad for hats.



PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

P. H. KING. SWEAT PAD PoR HATS.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 11. 1905.

, Bran/7 /7. King,

Witwen@ rnevrandv usefullm Pads orHats; andi'. to -be afull,cle ar,andexactdescri invention,

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thereto- F '.12 isa-,perspective view o the. inner face o the.attachment removed `from NrrED "STATES rarnivr cierren;

` FRAM HENRY inne, or SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.

v SWEAT-PAD Fon HATS.

No; 831.444. i

To @ZZ whom it may concern; -A

Be it known that I, 'FRANK HENRY KING, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Santa Barbara,infthe oo unt of Santa Barbara and State of California,- ave invented certain rovements in 'Sweato declare the following tion of the such as will=enable`ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use thesamex i ventibn Teleteg i in sweat-pads for htsandfmore particularly to .for attachment' weat-band'of av gentleniauvs; v Thecbectof jthej invention; is to provide a 'easilyobjects in-view e vimentitmifeg'` certain noveljfea 'tures of constructi ,combinatiom andar'- 'ra ement of. @its willbeherinafter delmtheaccompanymgn avlr'in s, Fi ure 1 is a ewof'theundenornnersi e'of a. e'rby or similarrhatgshowingfmy invention ap lied thehat, and 3 and'are longitudinal and trrmsverse sectional viewstlirough the pad or attachment.,'2` i R .ferrmg to thedrawings'by numerals, i denotes aV Derby or similar, hat, 2 the usual sweat-band therein, and 3 4my improved sweatad or attachment. -The latter consists o a strip of medicated absorbent paper n 4, which is strengthened upon its rear or inner face by a strip of strengthening material 5 and which has -its outer face covered by silk or other suitable material 6. The art 4 may be of blotting .or medicated absor ent material or of any other suitable material,

and the stren th ning-strip 5 may be of celluloid or the el his strip is comparativelv narrow and is sewed vor otherwise secured'centrally 'and longitudinally upon the Specification of Letters Patent. ,umm ma Dammen, isos. seau No. 291,327.

heusual sweat-V A shown in'Fig. 2'of the drawings.

Patented sept. 18,1906.

inner face of the medicated absorbent material 4, which latter has a slight longitudinal curvature to cause it to fit in the front portion oi" the hat, as shown. The covering 6, of silk or the like, mayhave its edges, which are turned over the Icaria-ce of the medicated absorbent material 4, pasted, sewed or otherwise secured thereto, and, if desired, it may entirely cover the rear face of the material 4 andthe reinorcing or strengthening strip 5.

The pad-or attachment is adapted to be -detachably secured uponl the outer face of the usual sweat-band 2 at-its front or'tion, so that .,it will engavethe forehea of the wearerfofthe hat, an While this may 'be accomplished any suitable manner I. preferablyprovide upon small s urs 01:,pins 7 which are ade-pte to enterf` tlie. sweat-band gienic audit will ai the Sametime preserve.v

and protect the hat from perspiration. lt is simple and inexpensive in cmnstruction, so. that it may be manufactured at a comparatively sinall cost.

and removed the rear fac-e .of the ad y 2, as will be readily d..v 'understoodf 'These attaching pins or spurs Various changes in the form, proportion.,

and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of advantages of this invention.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claire as new, and desire to secure ters Patent, is

A hat sweat-pad comprising a strip of absorbent material, a covering on the ou ter 'face by Letthereof having its side and end edges turned' over the side and end edges of the said. strip 'and secured to the- 'ix'me' face therefv; n. 4 hand presence of two subscribing wit :md Acent1' ally on strngtheing-stri dsposd lo? itudgnalf messes.

t'eirner aceo'teavsqrlent strip and secured theret, and means t'j FRANK HENRY KXNG' 5 secure the Asaid psd to the sweat-band, sub- Wtesses';

stantially as descnbed. f .A JAMES' GOUDEN,

In testimony W 1ereo I' have hereunto set; WILFRED H. PERRY. 

